Stephen R Swinburne

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1) Once a wolf: how wildlife biologists fought to bring back the gray wolf

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Scientists in the field (Houghton Mifflin)

Description

Surveys the history of the troubled relationship between wolves and humans, examines the view that these predators are a valuable part of the ecosystem, and describes the conservation movement to restore them to the wild.

2) Safe in a storm

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Swinburne, Stephen R

Pub. Date

2016.

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When a storm rumbles and the night grows dark, baby animals cuddle up to their mothers where they can sleep, safe and warm.

3) Ocean soup: tide pool poems

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Swinburne, Stephen R

Pub. Date

[2010]

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Humorous poems and factual text introduce children to various creatures that inhabit North American tide pools.

4) Guess whose shadow?

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Swinburne, Stephen R

Pub. Date

[1999]

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"A photo-essay on how light creates shadows."

5) Run, sea turtle, run: a hatchling's journey

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Swinburne, Stephen R

Pub. Date

[2020]

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"Follow a hatchling's treacherous journey from nest to sea." -- amazon.com

6) Black bear: North America's bear

Author

Swinburne, Stephen R

Pub. Date

c2003

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An examination of black bears, their behavior and habitat.

7) Sea turtle scientist

Author

Swinburne, Stephen R

Series

Scientists in the field (Houghton Mifflin)

Pub. Date

2013.

Appears on list

Spanish Peaks Library District - Summer Reading 2022

8) What's a pair? What's a dozen?

Author

Swinburne, Stephen R

Pub. Date

2000.

Description

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Simple text and photographs explore some words for numbers and number-related concepts and present puzzles to be solved.

9) Lots and lots of zebra stripes: patterns in nature

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Swinburne, Stephen R

Pub. Date

[1998]

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"A photo-essay featuring patterns that appear in nature, from animal colorings to physical phenomena."

10) Giraffe math

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Swinburne, Stephen R

Pub. Date

2023.

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"Told through the voice of Twiga the giraffe, this picture book shares knowledge about giraffes through math, using measurements, graphs, fractions, time, elemental geometry, and percentages."--

11) Muchas, muchísimas rayas de cebra =: Lots and lots of zebra stripes

Author

Swinburne, Stephen R

Pub. Date

2008.

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A photo-essay featuring patterns that appear in nature, from animal colorings to physical phenomena. Sumario en español: Un foto-ensayo que ofrece los patrones que aparecen en naturaleza, de los colorantes animales a los fenómenos físicos.